Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has not budged from his defence of tariffs on Serbian imports following a top-level meeting with a White House delegation – despite President Hashim Thaci insisting on cooperation with the US.

As prerequisites for a final agreement with Belgrade, Pristina’s negotiating team wants Serbia to pledge to recognise Kosovo’s independence and a tribunal to be established to try Serbs for crimes committed in the Kosovo war.

After top US officials warned Kosovo its relationship with Washington was in danger over its decision to maintain high taxes on Serbian and Bosnian imports, Prime Minister Haradinaj reiterated that the taxes will remain in place.